AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

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The Golden Rule for Lovers: These Behaviors Are Guaranteed to Improve Your Relationship

The time-honored golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is a profound instruction for relationships in general. But in intimate partnerships, we need to take this admonishment a step further. Our golden rule for couples is: “Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.” Instead of

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Women Can’t Hear What Men Won’t Say: Communication is Key

Falling in love is biologically natural; sustaining love is biologically unnatural.  Falling in Love fills the reservoir of love with appreciations. Soon, though, the reservoir is depleted by the three depleters of love: Criticisms Complaints (e.g., about the food at the restaurant your partner chose) Being taken for granted (“You don’t give me flowers anymore.”)

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How to Deescalate Conflict

Lots of people have asked me about how to deescalate people who are already escalated. Meaning, if you’re in a conversation and the other person starts to get defensive, lash out and raise their voice, what do you do? Compassion is the key It’s important to think about why the other person is resorting to

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